brainpan
UK/ˈbɹeɪnpan/
brainpan noun: the braincase; the skull.
Noun
brainpan (plural brainpans)
- The braincase; the skull.
- Many a time but for a Sallet, my braine-pan had bene cleft with a brown Bill.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- Yet, whether thwart or flatly it did lyte, / The tempred steele did not into his braynepan byte.1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- The brain or mind.
- ‘And a hard word it is,’ said Richie, ‘as my brainpan kens to this blessed moment.’1822, Walter Scott, The Fortunes of Nigel
brainpan meaning in Bengali
brainpan in Bengali
- মস্তিষ্কের আধার, খুলি, মস্তিষ্ক, মন
Synonyms of brainpan
Forms of brainpan
| plural | brainpans |
|---|---|
| alternative form | brain-pan |
| alternative form | braynepan |
Origin of brainpan
From Middle English brayn panne, from Old English bræġnpanne, corresponding to brain + pan.
Questions about brainpan
- What does brainpan mean?
- Brainpan means the braincase; the skull.
- What is brainpan in Bengali?
- Brainpan in Bengali is মস্তিষ্কের আধার, খুলি, মস্তিষ্ক. See Brainpan meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is brainpan?
- Brainpan is a noun.
- How do you pronounce brainpan?
- Brainpan is pronounced /ˈbɹeɪnpan/ (UK).
- What is the plural of brainpan?
- The plural of brainpan is brainpans.
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